UPDATE: Multiple Schools Evacuated for Bomb Threat

posted by 700WLW News
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2 years ago

UPDATE: A spokeswoman for West Clermont Schools says they evacuated several buildings along with Amelia schools as a precaution after a bomb threat was made at New Richmond High School at about 1pm on Wednesday.

That spokeswoman says things got back to normal in Amelia and at Merwin and Holly Hill Elementary around 2:30pm.

A spokesman for the New Richmond School district says police went through all buildings and found nothing. Students returned to class and were dismissed on-time.

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ORIGINAL STORY:( New Richmond, Ohio ) - The parent of a student at New Richmond High School called the 700WLW News room to say they got a text message about the school being evacuated.

The parent says their child was told to keep a good distance away from the school. Police and firefighters are on the scene. Police would only confirm they have officers on-scene. No details about why have been released.